Bloch Shoes

When we think dance wear a few names will automatically spring to mind, for the actual dancers among us probably a few more obscure, yet Bloch is often one of those brands. From a touching story about an eastern European shoemaker (Jacob Bloch) with a love for music and dance who emigrated to Australia at the Height of The Great Depression and one day whilst at a ballet school noticed a ballerina struggling to stay on pointe and promised her he'd make her better shoes to dance in, and of course he did, to the well-known brand it is today. Since 1932 to now Bloch continues to make high quality dance shoes, rightfully earning its status as one of the top and most trusted dance shoe and professional dancewear brands in the industry.

           

Bloch's stock ranges from pointe shoes, split-sole dance trainers and ballroom shoes to leotards and dance accessories and that's not even going in the different pointe shoes available, who knew there is now shock absorbency added to them and specific profiles to ensure 'perfect continuation from the ballet dancer's leg line'. However as well as offering a clearly astounding selection of dance shoes and dancewear, Bloch has recently broadened their collection even more (we didn't think it was possible either) with 'fashion shoes'. Taking the term ballet pumps they have put their shoe making skills to good use and created a range of all-purpose, all-fashion ballet shoes – the babybloch's aren't even the cutest pair either.

Putting dance aside and focusing strictly on fashion Bloch haven't done too badly. You'd think a brand like this wouldn't know the first thing about anything outside the dance world but with snakeprint, lazer-cut detailing and brogue-like shoes emerging in the past few months, they seem to know a lot more about fashion than some of the current 'fashion shoe specialists'. Though the price tag may be a bit steeper than your average ballet pump, there is the added guarantee of a pair of shoes that will last you a lifetime since they are crafted by a company who specialise in the making of shoes that have to withstand at least 12 hours of dancing a day.

So throw away those worn-away barely existent Primarni ballet pumps, you know it's long overdue, and start browsing some of the beautifully elegant ballet shoes Bloch has to offer. Specialising not only in a ridiculous range of actual dance shoes but now also fashionable everyday pumps so there is bound to be a perfect pair for you.